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Indigenous Studies (INST) 426
Aboriginal Government and Law (Revision 1)

Delivery mode: Individualized study or grouped study.

Credits: 3 - Reading course - Applied Studies

Prerequisite: None.

Precluded course: INST 426 may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NTST 426 or CRJS 426.

Centre: Centre for World Indigenous Knowledge and Research

INST 426 is not available for challenge.

Overview

The primary objective of this course is to equip students with a theoretical and practical basis for understanding, assessing, and analysing the legal and political aspects of Aboriginal government and law. To accomplish this objective, the course relies on information from two very different governance systems: traditional Aboriginal government and the Canadian government.
Outline

INST 426 comprises ten units as follows:
Unit 1: Aboriginal Government and Law
Unit 2: Traditional Governance in Aboriginal Nations
Unit 3 Traditional Justice in Aboriginal Communities
Unit 4 Pressures on Traditional Governance and Law: The Royal Proclamation and the Treaties
Unit 5: Canadian Laws and Their Impact on Aboriginal Peoples
Unit 6: Contemporary Conflicts: Aboriginal Title
Unit 7: Contemporary Conflicts: Aboriginal Rights
Unit 8: Contemporary Conflicts: Treaties in the Courtroom
Unit 9: Self-Determination and Self-Government in a Contemporary Aboriginal Context
Unit 10: Conclusion

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